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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlo Pinna, Sassari, IT;
Germano Nicollini, Piacenza, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/00 ; G01C 2/702 ; H03K 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 1/00 ; G01C 2/702 ; H03K 5/00 ;
Abstract
The boosted switch device comprises an input terminal and an output terminal; a supply line set to a supply potential; a ground line set to a ground potential; a transistor connected between the input and output terminals; a capacitor; and a switch device connecting the capacitor between the supply line and the ground line, when the transistor is off, and between the input terminal and the control terminal of the transistor, when the transistor is on.